"Broken Silence" is a song by the

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. It was released on 15 September 2003 as the lead

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from the group's second album '' 2nd Verse''. The song reached number 9 on the

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. The song's hook is interpolated in "Lumidee", a 2021 song by

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, from the album ''Snakes & Ladders''.

Track listing

# "Broken Silence" # "Broken Version" # "2nd Verse" # "Broken Silence" (video)

References

2003 songs 2003 singles Independiente (record label) singles So Solid Crew songs {{2000s-single-stub